The 'D'Oliviera Affair' of 1968/9 was a decisive event in precipitating
South Africa's isolation from international test match cricket. In the
view of many at the time—and since—Basil D'Oliviera, the South African ...
Burial societies are perhaps the most widespread of mutual aid societies in Soweto, They are associations whose purpose is to provide their members with financial assistance when a death occurs in their family. They arise ...
In the last two years the debate on democracy in South
Africa has reached a new intensity. The unbanning of the ANC
and other opposition movements occurred at the same time as
the Cold War in Europe came to an end. ...
The central theme of the transition under way in South Africa is
democralisation of all spheres of life. One such sphere is the workplace
where millions of workers spend most of their adult lives working for a
living. ...
If we wish to gain a better understanding of a particular period in South
Africa's history, it is not sufficient merely to study that period, and the
people who lived through it, in isolation; we also need to know what ...
A number of impressive historical studies by a group of young South African scholars has recently appeared, seeking to apply new insights in tracing the effects of the imposition of colonial rule over the indigenous peoples ...